Wind-wheel



G. A, MYERS. Wind Wheel.

No. 229,907. Patented July 13,1880.

.LFETERS FMQTQLTNOGRAFHER WASHINGTON n O UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. MYERS, OF SGHOOLGRAFT, MICHIGAN.

WIND-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,907, dated July 13,1880.

Application filed December .2, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. MYERS, of Schoolcraft, in the county ofKalamazoo, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Wind- Wheels; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a windmill, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedwindmill. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

A represents the tower or derrick of my windmill, provided with acasting, B, which forms the upper bearing for the tube 0, the lowerbearing for said tube being on a step, a, at the side of the tower. Thetube (3 is formed with a head, D, of substantially the form shown inFig. 2, which supports the wind-wheel and vanes.

E is the wind-wheel, attached to a hollow sleeve, 1), which has anelongated bearing in the head D, and is at its inner end provided withan eccentric, cl, having on its face a projecting stud and roller, 0.This stud and roller work in a slot in a cross-head, F, so as to movethe same vertically up and down in guides f, formed on or secured to thehead or casting D. The cross-head F is provided with the pitman G, whichpasses down through the tube 0, and is to connect with the pump-rod.

Through the hollow sleeve 1) is passed a shaft, h, which carries at itsforward end a vane, H, and at its rear end is provided with a beveledcogged segment, i. This segment gears with a similar segment on a shaft,m, which runs in suitable bearings at right angles to the shaft h. Theshaft m carries at one end a vane, I, and at the other end a rod, a, ispassed through the shaft, which rod has upon one end a wing, J, and onthe lower end an adjustable wcight,p.

The normal position of the parts is as represented in the drawings-thatis to say, the vane H stands vertical and the vane I horizontal. Thewind strikes the wheel E from the back, and the wheel keeps itself inthe wind according as the wind may change. As the wind increases theWing J is forced forward, and turns the vane l more or less from ahorizontal position, and at the same time the vane H is correspondinglyturned more or less from its vertical position. The wind acting upon thevane I will turn the wheel more or less out of the wind. Then as theWind lulls the weight 1) brings the vanes back to their originalposition, and the wind acting upon the vane H throws the wheel back intothe wind again.

The oscillating shaft m is provided with stops 8, so that it can onlyturn a certain distance in either direction.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1., The combination of the heading-vane H with shaft h, hollow shaft b,bevel-gears i, and oscillating shaft m, substantially as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

2. The oscillating shaft m, provided with stops 8, bevel-gear t, vane I,rod a, wing J, and weight 1), in combination with the shaft h andheading-vane H, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the wheel E with hollow shaft 1), shaft h withvane H, and the shaft m with vane I and weighted wing J, substantiallyas and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this24th day of November, 1879.

GEORGE A. MYERS. Witnesses:

J. JOSEPH McOARTHY, E. B. DYCKMAN.

